A plexiglass drum shield helps control sound problems with the drums. This article will discuss why drummers use this and some tips for making your drums sound great. Why do drummers have a plexiglass shield in front of them when they play? Plexiglass is used to prevent sound from leaking onto other instruments. This is […]

Have you ever seen a drummer play behind glass? They do this to make the acoustics sound better. This article will talk about some things that sound engineers do to make acoustics sound better for live music. It’s important to know about these techniques so we can play with this new material. Piston To make […]

Drum screens are used to control acoustic problems with drums for the studio and live. This article will these drum screens are important and give you tips for getting the best sound out of your drums. This article is aimed at drummers who play indoors. The first time you are recording drums indoors, the results […]

This article will discuss names of different drum beats. Since there are different types of drum beats such as snare, tom, snares, floor, cymbals, and a whole lot of others, it is important to understand the differences in each one so that one can associate and practice accordingly. This will enable the drummer to play […]

The very first thing that comes to mind when a person thinks of jazz is drums. So what if you want to learn jazz? It is necessary to have a basic understanding of how drums work. In jazz drum sets, there is a bass drum, a high hat, two tom-toms, and a snare drum. There […]

The bass drum has many sonic applications. While it may not be the main focus of a lot of drummers, it does deserve a fair bit of love. Since the bass drum only plays three beat drum rolls, it is fairly easy to jam over and sing along to. Furthermore, there are certain bass drum […]